I have had BERNINA machines for about 50 years. I bought the 830 Record when Singer started putting plastic parts in their machines. It was a real workhorse and still is used a lot by a friend who bought it from me. When I wanted more features and bells and whistles I purchased an 1130 that I used for 30 years. I had a sewing business for many years and used that machine the whole time. I still have it and use it quite a lot. Two years ago I got the new machine bug again and bought another BERNINA, a B530. I like my machines a lot and keep them well maintained.